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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by imposterr on Sunday December 29, 2019 @10:04PM (#21910455)
Doesn't that just fall under the "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" ethos?
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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by xscott on Sunday December 29, 2019 @10:33PM (#21910608)
I suspect it falls under the "discourage truthful comments" umbrella... Beware of misguided incentives.
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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by war1025 on Sunday December 29, 2019 @11:17PM (#21910769)
I amended my comment to hopefully be more clear about the point I intended to convey.

And as with all advice, it shouldn't be followed blindly.

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